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2/7/11 2/7/11

AUTHOR JOHN THORN TALKS BASEBALL HISTORY WITH GARRISON KEILLOR, AT THE FITZGERALD ON MARCH 29th

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David O'Neill
Prairie Home Productions
Phone: 651.999.1095
E-mail: davido@prairiehome.us

AUTHOR JOHN THORN TALKS BASEBALL HISTORY WITH GARRISON KEILLOR, AT THE FITZGERALD ON MARCH 29th
Think you know a thing or two about the national pastime? Not so fast.

St. Paul, Minn. – (February 7, 2011) – On Tuesday, March 29, as major league baseball gears up for a new season, Garrison Keillor welcomes baseball historian John Thorn to the stage of the historic Fitzgerald Theater for an evening of conversation about this beloved sport.

Tickets go on sale Tuesday, February 8, at noon.

Forget what you've heard about Abner Doubleday and Cooperstown — maybe peanuts and Cracker Jack too. Thorn's brand-new book, Baseball in the Garden of Eden: The Secret History of the Early Game (Simon & Schuster), busts the myths and traces the true development of the game through the stories of the men and the teams that shaped it in its formative years. With the 2011 season's opening day right around the corner, this is a not-to-be-missed event for anyone who's ever thrilled to the crack of the bat.

John Thorn is a historian and writer. He founded and edits Base Ball: A Journal of the Early Game, a semiannual scholarly publication. He was the co-author of Total Baseball, a well-known baseball book, and many other baseball books, notably The Hidden Game of Baseball. He often appears on ESPN, the History Channel, and the MLB Network. He was the chief consultant and on-screen historian for Ken Burns's PBS series Baseball. And he serves as publishing consultant to the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the Museum of the City of New York.

Garrison Keillor, who roots for the Twins, is the recipient of Grammy, ACE, and George Foster Peabody awards, and he has been inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters. His books include Lake Wobegon Days, The Book of Guys, Lake Wobegon Summer 1956, 77 Love Sonnets, Pilgrims: A Wobegon Romance, and A Christmas Blizzard.

WHAT: Author and baseball historian John Thorn in conversation with Garrison Keillor

WHEN: Tuesday, March 29, at 7:30 p.m.

WHERE: The Fitzgerald Theater, 10 East Exchange Street, St. Paul, MN 55101

TICKETS: On sale starting Tuesday, February 8, at noon. Price: $20.00.Minnesota Public Radio members receive a $2 discount.With purchase of each $20 ticket, you will receive $10.00 off the price of a copy of Baseball in the Garden of Eden: The Secret History of the Early Game (from Common Good Books). Just bring your ticket stub to the gift shop counter at the Fitz on the night of the performance to receive your discount.

OUTLETS:

Ticketmaster –
Tickets are available for the general public through Ticketmaster. Order online through Ticketmaster.com, call (800) 982-2787, or visit any Ticketmaster outlet.

Fitzgerald Theater–
The general public can purchase tickets at the Fitzgerald Theater by phone at 651-290-1200 or in person.Box office hours: Tuesday–Friday, noon–5 p.m.http://fitzgeraldtheater.publicradio.org/

Common Good Books –
Tickets may also be purchased in person at the Common Good Books, 165 Western Ave. N., St. Paul. Phone: 651-225-8989Store hours: MondayñSaturday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.info@commongoodbooks.com

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Go to: http://commongoodbooks.com/ or to: http://fitzgeraldtheater.publicradio.org/

1/19/11 1/19/11

The Media Consortium Joins American Public Media's Public Insight Network

Contact: Jacqueline Cartier
(651) 290-1113

The Media Consortium Joins American Public Media's Public Insight Network

Ms., Mother Jones, ColorLines and Free Speech TV to Expand News Coverage through Active Audience Engagement

(Chicago, IL & St. Paul, MN) - January 19, 2011 - American Public Media's Public Insight Network (PIN) is proud to welcome The Media Consortium to its growing list of national partners. Consortium members Ms. Magazine, ColorLines, Mother Jones and Free Speech TV are the newest participants in the nation's most powerful platform for journalistic audience engagement.

The Media Consortium's Director Tracy Van Slyke says, "The partnership between the Public Insight Network and The Media Consortium is groundbreaking; bringing national, media producers that represent a diversity of platforms and focus together with a cutting edge journalism resource." Explaining the Consortium's impetus to join, Van Slyke, "TMC has been working with our members to discover and assess new community and journalism models, testing and exploring community engaged reporting in a way that that these journalism organizations have not been able to do on their own before."

Ms. Magazine Executive Editor Kathy Spillar adds, "We are so excited to be able to participate in the Public Insight Network's innovative approach to reporting. Being a part of this trailblazing initiative will let our community members engage more fully in our news making process, allowing us to tap into their incredible expertise and creative thinking." Monika Bauerlein, Co-Editor, Mother Jones notes, "We look forward to meeting our tens of thousands of new sources."

The Public Insight Network, funded in part by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, gives individuals a direct channel for sharing their knowledge, experience and insights with reporters around the country. Joaquin Alvarado, senior vice president of digital innovation at American Public Media, explains that the Public Insight Network strives to enhance quality journalism by bringing reporters unprecedented access to citizen sources around the country. "The Media Consortium newsrooms are the first magazine and national television outlets to use PIN in their reporting, and they represent a great opportunity to grow the diversity of the network and reach new communities. These newsrooms also work together well, so we're looking forward to how they engage the PIN for collaborative reporting."

The Consortium members joining the PIN are influential media outlets in the industry. ColorLines features journalism in service to racial justice. Ms. Magazine is known as the countryís flagship feminist publication. Mother Jones sets the standard for investigative, political, and social justice reporting. Free Speech TV aims to inspire viewers to become civically engaged.

Founded in 2003, American Public Media's Public Insight Network has nearly 100,000 sources around the country being engaged for reporting at more than two dozen media partners, including ProPublica, The Miami Herald, WNYC public radio in New York, and KQED public radio in San Francisco among others. Demographic information and insights are stored in a secure, searchable database, and participating journalists search the database for knowledgeable sources, query sources to test hunches, identify trends, and support production of major projects.

To learn more about American Public Media's Public Insight Network, visit PublicInsightNetwork.org.

The learn more about The Media Consortium, visit www.themediaconsortium.org and follow on twitter: @tmcmedia

1/18/11 1/18/11

MARKETPLACE NAMES FINANCIAL JOURNALIST HEIDI MOORE AS NEW YORK BUREAU CHIEF

Contact: Jacqueline Cartier
(651) 290-1113

MARKETPLACE NAMES FINANCIAL JOURNALIST HEIDI MOORE AS NEW YORK BUREAU CHIEF

American Public Media expands New York bureau, strengthens financial industry coverage

(January 18, 2011) - Los Angeles, CA - American Public Media's Marketplace has named Heidi Moore its New York bureau chief as the program expands its coverage of the financial industry in the U.S. and globally.

Well known on Wall Street, Moore has reported for the New York Times' DealBook, The Wall Street Journal, Slate.com's The Big Money, and New York Magazine. Moore is familiar to Marketplace listeners as a regular guest of host Kai Ryssdal's Friday segment, The Weekly Wrap.

Moore will report on-line on Marketplace.org and on-air on Marketplace's three programs, Marketplace, Marketplace Morning Report and Marketplace Money.

"Heidi is a natural to lead Marketplace's New York bureau," says JJ Yore, executive producer for the Marketplace program portfolio. "She's an established, authoritative source on Wall Street developments in traditional as well as social media venues, and we're very pleased to welcome her to the Marketplace family."

"Marketplace is the best program on the radio today," says Moore. "I am thrilled to become a part of it."

Marketplace has three reporters in its New York bureau. In addition, the bureau recently expanded to include former Marketplace host David Brancaccio who's "Economy 4.0" segments cover evolving changes in the global economy and financial system in the wake of the financial crisis.

Marketplace reports on business, the economy and money as they affect people every day. The portfolio reaches 9.3 million listeners each week on more than 500 public radio stations through its award-winning news shows: Marketplace Morning Report; Marketplace; and Marketplace Money.

1/13/11 1/13/11

Jeremy Hobson Named Marketplace Morning Report Host

Contact: Jacqueline Cartier
(651) 290-1113

Jeremy Hobson Named Marketplace Morning Report Host

Former Marketplace Reporter Officially Steps Into Hosting Role Today

(Los Angeles, CA) - January 13, 2011 - Jeremy Hobson has been named a host of American Public Media's signature morning business newscast, Marketplace Morning Report. The Morning Report airs across the nation on over 400 public radio stations, offering listeners a fresh look at business news from a global perspective. Hobson will now officially join Steve Chiotakis as a Marketplace Morning Report host. He had been serving as an interim host since October 2010, when former host Bill Radke returned to his hometown of Seattle.

Hobson has been with American Public Media since 2007, reporting for Marketplace from its New York and Washington D.C. bureaus and filing daily stories, features and interviews on the financial markets and on Wall Street's impact on ordinary Americans.

"I'm thrilled at the opportunity to host the Marketplace Morning Report", says Hobson. "The show's mission - breaking down the complex business stories of the day so we can actually understand them - is more important now than it has ever been." Hobson continues, "I've been in public radio since I was nine years old, and Marketplace is everything I've always loved about this unique medium. It's timely, insightful, educational, and most importantly, fun to listen to. It's an honor to help make it what it is each morning.î

Rod Abid, senior producer of Marketplace Morning Report, says Hobson has flourished despite his short time with the show. "Jeremy has really found his voice and has truly taken ownership of the interim host position," says Abid. "He's done an outstanding job, and we're looking forward to the new energy that Hobson will bring to listeners nationwide."

Before joining Marketplace, Hobson frequently found himself in locations where news was happening: calling Florida precincts for NPR's 2000 election coverage; working for Boston's WBUR during the Boston Catholic Church Sex Abuse scandal; and interning for NPR's Guy Raz in Turkey at the start of the Iraq War. In addition, Hobson has worked as producer for NPR's All Things Considered, Day to Day and Wait WaitÖDonít Tell Me! He has also worked as a host and reporter for public radio stations WILL Urbana, WCAI Cape Cod and WRNI Providence.

Produced by American Public Media, Marketplace, Marketplace Morning Report, Marketplace Money and Marketplace Tech Report cover everything business from the stock market to the supermarket. Marketplace Morning Report reaches more than 5 million listeners weekly.

1/7/11 1/7/11

KNOCK, KNOCK … THE PRAIRIE HOME JOKE SHOW IS BACK!

Contact: David O'Neill
(651) 999-1095

KNOCK, KNOCK … THE PRAIRIE HOME JOKE SHOW IS BACK!

Garrison Keillor and the Prairie Home bunch throw a midwinter laugh-a-thon.

(ST. PAUL, Minn.)—Talk about a January thaw! Get ready to laugh yourself into a sweat when A Prairie Home Companion's Joke Show returns to St. Paul's Fitzgerald Theater on Saturday, January 22. It'll be a blizzard of penguin jokes, lightbulb jokes, knock-knocks, political, tasteless, and more. And Philip Brunelle and the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers will add their comical twist too.

Listeners can add their favorite knee-slappers to the mix. Notes Keillor:
"People say that the joke is a dead item, that nobody tells them anymore, and for that reason, if for no other, we decided we MUST have a Joke Show ASAP. On January 22nd, in fact. If you've heard a good joke lately, one not found in our Pretty Good Joke Book, we'd love to hear it. We don't want Cute Stories, or stand-up stuff, or long-winded stories, just joke jokes. Clean, but maybe just barely. If you send us a joke that we use on the show, we'll send you our 2011 Joke a Day Calendar."

The address is: www.prairiehome.org/jokes

Tickets are available through Ticketmaster or in person at the Fitzgerald Theater. Minnesota Public Radio members may also order tickets by phone at 651.290.1200.

A Prairie Home Companion is heard on close to 600 public radio stations across the U.S., with a weekly audience that tops 4.3 million listeners. The program can also be heard on the Armed Forces Network Europe, the Far East Network, and in dozens of European cities via the Astra satellite network.

Garrison Keillor is the recipient of Grammy, ACE, and George Foster Peabody awards, and he has been inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters. His many books include Lake Wobegon Days, The Book of Guys, 77 Love Sonnets, Pilgrims: A Wobegon Romance,and A Christmas Blizzard.

A Prairie Home Companion is produced by Prairie Home Productions and presented by American Public Media. The show is sponsored nationally by General Mills, Inc. and by Ford. Audio clips, scripts, and more information on A Prairie Home Companion can be found online at www.prairiehome.org.

WHAT: A Prairie Home Companion Joke Show

WHO: Garrison Keillor, with actors Tim Russell and Sue Scott, sound-effects ace Tom Keith, and the Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, led by Richard Dworsky. Plus Philip Brunelle and the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers.

WHEN: Saturday, January 22, 2011, 4:45 p.m. CT.

WHERE: The Fitzgerald Theater, 10 East Exchange St. (at Wabasha), downtown St. Paul.

SUBMIT A JOKE: Send us a joke. If we use it on the Joke Show, we'll send you the 2011 Prairie Home Joke a Day Calendar. Address: www.prairiehome.org/jokes

TICKETS: $32, $38, $48 (Minnesota Public Radio members receive a $2 discount). Order online through Ticketmaster.com, call 800.982.2787, or visit any Ticketmaster outlet. The general public may purchase tickets in person at the Fitzgerald box office. MPR members may also order tickets by phone at 651.290.1200. A limited number of rush tickets are sold at 4:15 p.m. on day of show ($15 each, limit of two, cash only).

TUNE IN: Tune in Saturdays to any of hundreds of public radio stations coast to coast (many rebroadcast the show on Sunday). Or listen to a live audio Web stream. Check local listings or go to www.prairiehome.org for specifics.

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Go to www.prairiehome.org or contact David O'Neill at 651.999.1095.

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1/6/11 1/6/11

A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION KICKS OFF 2011 WITH FIVE FUN-PACKED SHOWS AT ST. PAUL'S FITZGERALD THEATER

Contact: David O'Neill
(651) 999-1095

A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION KICKS OFF 2011 WITH FIVEFUN-PACKED SHOWS AT ST. PAUL'S FITZGERALD THEATER

Garrison Keillor welcomes Nellie McKay, Sara Watkins, Sam Bush,and the return of the APHC Joke Show!

(ST. PAUL, Minn.)—After taking A Prairie Home Companion on the road for a few months, Garrison Keillor and the cast and crew return home to the beautiful Fitzgerald Theater in downtown St. Paul for five shows sure to kick off 2011 in style.

The upcoming Saturday broadcasts from the Fitz are January 8, 15, 22, 29, and February 5 — five shows packed with great music, wonderful guests, and wry humor. All the fun you expect — and maybe some you don't.

January 8: The incomparable Nellie McKay. And a group of young local fiddle players — Catie Jo Pidel and sisters Deena and Sedra Bistodeau — join Guy's All-Star Shoe Band fiddler Richard Kriehn in a stupendous rendition of the old favorite (and fitting) tune "The Eighth of January."

January 15: Nickel Creek alum Sara Watkins; clawhammer banjo player Abigail Washburn; singer-songwriter Tom Brosseau
The audience at the January 15 show will get to see a historic first — a guest host singing "O hear that old piano from down the avenue." Singer and fiddler Sara Watkins, who did a 25-city tour with Garrison, Fred Newman and the Shoe Band last summer, will take over the host duties and Garrison will be a featured guest, appearing as Guy Noir, Lefty, and of course doing the News from Lake Wobegon.

Says Garrison: "I've never gotten to see the show myself; I've always been standing in the wings and thinking about what I'm supposed to do next. For once in my life, I want to stand in the back of the hall and watch for a few minutes. And Sara is a smart and funny and hugely gifted young woman. And the Shoe Band and the Royal Academy of Radio Acting will be there, so she'll have all the support she needs. It'll be fun. And at long last, one person in the world will understand WHAT I GO THROUGH WEEK AFTER WEEK. (Just kidding.)"

ATTENTION JOKE LOVERS: Send us a joke. If we use it on the Joke Show, we'll send you the 2011 Prairie Home Joke a Day Calendar. Address: www.prairiehome.org/jokes

January 29: Songbird Heather Masse

February 5: Grammy Award-winning bluegrass multi-instrumentalist Sam Bush

Tickets are available through Ticketmaster or in person at the Fitzgerald Theater. Minnesota Public Radio members may also order tickets by phone at 651.290.1200.

WHAT: A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor

WHO: Garrison Keillor, with actors Tim Russell and Sue Scott, sound-effects ace Tom Keith, and the Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, led by Richard Dworsky. Plus many special guests, including Nellie McKay, Sara Watkins, Heather Masse, Sam Bush, Philip Brunelle and the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers, and lots more.

WHEN: Saturdays, January 8, 15, 22 (Joke Show), 29, and February 5, 2011, 4:45 p.m. CT.

WHERE: The Fitzgerald Theater, 10 East Exchange St. (at Wabasha), downtown St. Paul.

SUBMIT A JOKE: Send us a joke. If we use it on the Joke Show, we'll send you the 2011 Prairie Home Joke a Day Calendar. Address: www.prairiehome.org/jokes

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Go to www.prairiehome.org or contact David O'Neill at 651.999.1095.

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1/6/11 1/6/11

A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION KICKS OFF 2011 WITH FIVE FUN-PACKED SHOWS AT ST. PAUL'S FITZGERALD THEATER

Contact: David O'Neill
(651) 999-1095

A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION KICKS OFF 2011 WITH FIVEFUN-PACKED SHOWS AT ST. PAUL'S FITZGERALD THEATER

Garrison Keillor welcomes Nellie McKay, Sara Watkins, Sam Bush,and the return of the APHC Joke Show!

January 22: The ever-popular Joke Show returns — penguin jokes, lightbulb jokes, knock-knocks, political, tasteless, and more. Philip Brunelle and the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers add their comical twist. ATTENTION JOKE LOVERS: Send us a joke. If we use it on the Joke Show, we'll send you the 2011 Prairie Home Joke a Day Calendar. Address: www.prairiehome.org/jokes

January 29: Songbird Heather Masse

February 5: Grammy Award-winning bluegrass multi-instrumentalist Sam Bush

Tickets are available through Ticketmaster or in person at the Fitzgerald Theater. Minnesota Public Radio members may also order tickets by phone at 651.290.1200.

WHAT: A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor

WHEN: Saturdays, January 8, 15, 22 (Joke Show), 29, and February 5, 2011, 4:45 p.m. CT.

WHERE: The Fitzgerald Theater, 10 East Exchange St. (at Wabasha), downtown St. Paul.

SUBMIT A JOKE: Send us a joke. If we use it on the Joke Show, we'll send you the 2011 Prairie Home Joke a Day Calendar. Address: www.prairiehome.org/jokes

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Go to www.prairiehome.org or contact David O'Neill at 651.999.1095.

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1/4/11 1/4/11

KCET'S SoCal Connected and American Public Media's Marketplace Team Up to Explore America's Real Estate Meltdown Through the Story of One Los Angeles Home

Contact: Jacqueline Cartier
(651) 290-1113

KCET'S SoCal Connected and American Public Media's Marketplace Team Up to Explore America's Real Estate Meltdown Through the Story of One Los Angeles Home

Los Angeles - January 4, 2011 - SoCal Connected, KCET's hard-hitting weekly news program, and Marketplace, American Public Media's acclaimed public radio business show, are teaming up to take a tough look at the housing market crisis through one Los Angeles home. The special report ñ "Lot 354: A Tale of Americaís Housing Meltdown" ñ will premiere on KCET's SoCal Connected and on public radio stations across the nation on Marketplace on Thursday, January 13, 2011.

Reported by Marketplace's Kai Ryssdal, "Lot 354" will trace the property from savvy investment boom to foreclosure bust and back again. Participants in the piece will include the couple who bought the home low in 2002, improved it, and sold it 4 years later at almost triple the price; the couple who bought high and lost the home to foreclosure; and the couple who bought it this year at a fraction of the price it sold for in 2006. The story also will include Lot 354's real estate broker, an auctioneer, and a housing banker who will discuss why the home's life on the Los Angeles real estate market reflects the true story of the lending practices that contributed to the crisis in America's housing market. SoCal Connected's Val Zavala and Marketplace host Kai Ryssdal will anchor the program, and will look at how economic forces led to the housing crisis and what the future may hold for both buyers and sellers.

"Lot 354: A Tale of America's Housing Meltdown" will include an online component at KCET.org/SoCalConnected. Content will include a guide for home buyers and sellers as well as advice on what to look out for in any real estate transaction. Marketplace.org will feature additional interviews with the key figures in the Lot 354 story as well as the latest housing market research and statistics.

ìLot 354: A Tale of Americaís Housing Meltdownî is produced by SoCal Connectedís Rick Wilkinson and Marketplaceís Nancy Farghalli, Megan Larson and Jonathan Karp. SoCal Connectedís anchor is Val Zavala, and the executive producer is Bret Marcus. Kai Ryssdal is the host and senior editor of Marketplace.

In Los Angeles, Marketplace airs on 89.3 KPCC at 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m and on KCRW 89.9 FM at 2:00 p.m. Visit marketplace.org to find local station listings. SoCal Connected airs Thursdays at 9:00 p.m. on KCET and is available on-demand at www.kcet.org/socalconnected.

About Marketplace

Marketplace is public radio's award-winning daily magazine on business and economics news. The 30-minute program airs weekday evenings on nearly 350 public radio stations nationwide and boasts the largest audience for any business program in the United States reaching more than 5 million listeners weekly. Produced by American Public Media, Marketplace, Marketplace Morning Report, Marketplace Money and Marketplace Tech Report cover everything business from the stock market to the supermarket.

About SoCal Connected

SoCal Connected, winner of the Peabody Award, the duPont-Columbia Award, 11 Emmys, eight Golden Mikes, including Best News Public Affairs Show, 18 LA Press Club awards for journalism, recipient of the Edward R. Murrow Award for Best News Documentary, and Los Angeles Magazineís ìBest New Local TV Programî of 2009, airs Thursdays (9:00 ñ 9:30 p.m.), Fridays (8:30 ñ 9:00 p.m.), Saturdays (6:00 ñ 6:30 p.m.) and Sundays (6:30 ñ 7:00 p.m.), exclusively on KCET. For more information, to view episodes online or to post comments, please visit www.kcet.org/socalconnected.

SoCal Connected is made possible through the generous support of The Ahmanson Foundation, serving the Los Angeles community since 1952; Jim and Anne Rothenberg; Maddocks-Brown Foundation; The Elizabeth Hofert-Dailey Trust; The John Randolph Haynes & Dora Haynes Foundation; Akaloa Resource Foundation; The City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, UCLA and U.S. Bank.

12/21/10 12/21/10

KQED Joins American Public Media's Public Insight Network

Contact: Jacqueline Cartier
(651) 290-1113

KQED Joins American Public Media's Public Insight Network

Initiative Facilitates Expanded News Coverage through Active Audience Engagement

(San Francisco, CA & St. Paul, Minn.) - December 21, 2010 - American Public Media's (APM) Public Insight Network (PIN) is pleased to welcome San Francisco's KQED News. The combination of KQED's strong journalism reputation and the country's most powerful platform for journalistic audience engagement will yield significant dividends for both parties.

"KQED's journalistic excellence embodies the promise of the Public Insight Network," says Joaquin Alvarado, APM's Digital Innovation SVP. "We're thrilled to welcome them to the network and look forward to helping them reach new levels of audience engagement."

"Offering KQED News listeners the opportunity to easily contribute their individual expertise to our news reporting efforts is a win-win situation," said Jo Anne Wallace, vice-president and general manager of KQED Public Radio.

Alvarado and Amanda Stupi, KQED's News Public Insight Network Editor will be discussing the partnership on KQED Public Radio's Forum this morning at 10am PT. Audio of the program can be heard streaming at KQEDnews.org. In San Francisco, Forum can be heard on KQED 88.5FM. In Sacramento, it will air on KQEI 89.3FM.

KQED News is the latest in a growing number of leading news organizations that are building and engaging the Public Insight Network to improve the depth and breadth of news coverage - from ProPublica, the Center for Investigative Reporting and The Miami Herald to Oregon Public Broadcasting and the St. Louis Beacon.

Founded in 2003, American Public Media's Public Insight Network has nearly 100,000 sources around the country who have signed up through websites, social networking, blogs, surveys, virtual and in-person forums, serious games and face-to-face interactions. Demographic information and insights are stored in a secure, searchable database. Participating journalists search the database for knowledgeable sources, or query the sources in the Network to test hunches, identify trends and support production of major projects. In the last year alone, Public Insight Network sources informed or unearthed more than 700 stories for Minnesota Public Radio News and American Public Media programs such as Marketplace.

KQED Public Media (kqed.org) has served Northern California for more than 50 years. KQED owns and operates public television stations KQED 9 (San Francisco/Bay Area), KTEH 54 (San Jose/Bay Area), and KQET 25 (Watsonville/Monterey); KQED Public Radio (88.5FM San Francisco and 89.3FM Sacramento); the interactive platforms kqed.org, kteh.org, and KQEDnews.org; and Education Network. KQED Public Television, one of the nation's most-watched public television stations, is the producer of local and national series such as QUEST; Check, Please! Bay Area; This Week in Northern California; Truly CA; and Essential Pepin. KQED's digital television channels include 9HD, Life, World, Kids, and V-me, and are available 24/7 on Comcast. KQED Public Radio, home of Forum with Michael Krasny and The California Report, is one of the most-listened-to public radio stations in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service delivering more than eighteen local newscasts daily. KQED Interactive hosts KQED's cross-platform news service, KQED News, as well as offers video and audio podcasts and a live radio stream at kqed.org. The Education Network brings the impact of KQED to thousands of teachers, students, parents, and the general public through workshops, community screenings, and multimedia resources.

12/9/10 12/9/10

GARRISON KEILLOR AT MERKIN CONCERT HALL FOR A SPECIAL CHRISTMAS DAY EDITION OF A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION

Media Contact: David O'Neill
Prairie Home Productions
Phone: 651.999.1095
E-mail: davido@prairiehome.us

December 09, 2010

GARRISON KEILLOR AT MERKIN CONCERT HALL FOR A SPECIAL
CHRISTMAS DAY EDITION OF A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION

Tickets for the December 25 broadcast go on sale at noon Friday, December 10.

(NEW YORK) Spend Christmas Day evening with Garrison Keillor and his guests when A Prairie Home Companion comes to the intimate, 449-seat Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center on December 25.

Keillor welcomes poet Sharon Olds (One Secret Thing; Strike Sparks: Selected Poems, 1980-2002); author Ian Frazier (Great Plains, Travels in Siberia), and playwright and author Paul Rudnick (Jeffrey; The New Century; I Shudder: And Other Reactions to Life, Death, and New Jersey).

Also on hand, pianist Rob Fisher, who spent four seasons leading the Coffee Club Orchestra on Keillor's show. Fisher is creator and artistic director of the Lyrics and Lyricist series at the 92nd Street Y, and music director for Broadway shows including Chicago and Anything Goes (opening April 2011).

Tickets for the Christmas Day APHC go on sale at noon Friday, December 10, available at Merkin Concert Hall Box Office, in person, by phone, or on the Web at merkinconcerthall.org.

Keillor says:

"We thought of taking the day off, and then thought better of it. Why should cops and bus drivers and waitresses have to work Christmas and radio close up shop? So I and some writers I especially admire will talk about Christmas when we were kids and read some writing about our respective families.

Twilight on the 25th is when the conversation starts to turn toward Christmases past and the people we used to spend the day with, and that's what this show is about. Sweet reminiscence."

Garrison Keillor is the recipient of Grammy, ACE, and George Foster Peabody awards, and he has been inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters. His many books include Lake Wobegon Days, The Book of Guys, 77 Love Sonnets, Pilgrims: A Wobegon Romance, and A Christmas Blizzard.

A Prairie Home Companion is produced by Prairie Home Productions and presented by American Public Media. The show is sponsored nationally by General Mills, Inc. and by Ford. Audio clips, scripts and more information on A Prairie Home Companion can be found online at www.prairiehome.org.

WHAT: A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor
WHO: Garrison Keillor and special guests: author Ian Frazier, poet Sharon Olds, playwright Paul Rudnick, and pianist Rob Fisher
WHEN: December 25, 2010 at 5:45 p.m. ET
WHERE: Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center
129 West 67th Street (between Broadway and Amsterdam avenues)
New York, NY 10023
TICKETS: Go on sale Friday, December 10, at noon
$20 plus handling fees
Purchase in person at Merkin Concert Hall Box Office, by phone at 212.501.3330,
or on the Web at merkinconcerthall.org
TUNE IN: Tune in Saturdays to any of hundreds of public radio stations coast to coast (many rebroadcast the show on Sunday). Or listen to a live audio Web stream. Check local listings or go to www.prairiehome.org for specifics.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: go to www.prairiehome.org or contact David O'Neill at 651.999.1095 or davido@prairiehome.us

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12/8/10 12/8/10

A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION HEADS NORTH TO THE MINNESOTA CITIES OF BEMIDJI AND MORRIS FOR TWO FEBRUARY BROADCASTS

Media Contact: David O'Neill
Prairie Home Productions
Phone: 651.999.1095
E-mail: davido@prairiehome.us

December 08, 2010

A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION HEADS NORTH TO THE MINNESOTA CITIES OF BEMIDJI AND MORRIS FOR TWO FEBRUARY BROADCASTS

Tickets go on sale December 10 and 14.

(ST. PAUL, Minn.) A lot of Minnesotans will tell you: When it's February in the North Star State, head north (and a little west)! That's just what Garrison Keillor and the cast of A Prairie Home Companion plan to do.

On Saturday, February 12, 2011, the show leaves its St. Paul home base and sets up at the John S. Glas Fieldhouse at Bemidji State University in Bemidji, Minnesota. Tickets for this show go on sale December 14, 2010, at noon CT.

And on Saturday, February 19, APHC moves on to Morris, Minnesota, broadcasting live from the Physical Education Center Gym at the University of Minnesota-Morris. Tickets for this show go on sale Friday, December 10, at 10:00 a.m. CT.

Actress Sue Scott, Tim Russell (the man of many voices), and sound-effects wizard Tom Keith will be on hand, along with the Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, led by pianist Richard Dworsky. As always, there will be special guests; we'll hear from Private Eye Guy Noir and the Cowboys, Dusty and Lefty; and everyone will catch up on the news from Lake Wobegon during Keillor's signature monologue.

A Prairie Home Companion is heard on close to 600 public radio stations across the U.S., with a weekly audience that tops 4.3 million listeners. The program can also be heard on the Armed Forces Network Europe, the Far East Network, and in dozens of European cities via the Astra satellite network.

Garrison Keillor is the recipient of Grammy, ACE, and George Foster Peabody awards, and he has been inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters. His many books include Lake Wobegon Days, The Book of Guys, 77 Love Sonnets, Pilgrims: A Wobegon Romance, and A Christmas Blizzard.

A Prairie Home Companion is produced by Prairie Home Productions and presented by American Public Media. The show is sponsored nationally by General Mills, Inc. and by Ford. Audio clips, scripts and more information on A Prairie Home Companion can be found online at www.prairiehome.org.

WHAT: A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor
WHO: Garrison Keillor, with actors Tim Russell and Sue Scott, sound-effects ace Tom Keith, the Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, led by Richard Dworsky, and special guests
WHEN: Saturday, February 12, 2011
WHERE: Bemidji, Minnesota (John S. Glas Fieldhouse at Bemidji State University)
TICKETS:Tickets for the Bemidji show ($40, $35, $25) go on sale Tuesday, December 14, 2010, at noon CT. Order online through Ticketmaster.com, call 800.982.2787, or visit any Ticketmaster outlet. Bemidji State Campus information at www.bemidjistate.edu/admissions/undergrad/visit/maps
WHEN: Saturday, February 19, 2011
WHERE: Morris, Minnesota (Physical Education Center Gym at University of Minnesota-Morris)
TICKETS:Tickets for the Morris show go on sale Friday, December 10, 2010, at 10 a.m. CT ($35, general admission; $10 for UMM students with student ID, one ticket per student). Tickets available at www.morris.umn.edu/newsevents/aphc. Additional information at www.morris.umn.edu/newsevents/aphc.
TUNE IN: Tune in Saturdays to any of hundreds of public radio stations coast to coast (many rebroadcast the show on Sunday). Or listen to a live audio Web stream. Check local listings or go to www.prairiehome.org for specifics.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: go to www.prairiehome.org or contact David O'Neill at 651.999.1095 or davido@prairiehome.us

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11/29/10 11/29/10

Marketplace Launches Interactive Tool to Share Tips on Saving Energy In Everyday Life

Contact: Jacqueline Cartier
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Marketplace Launches Interactive Tool to Share Tips on Saving Energy In Everyday Life

"The Green Tip & Trade" on marketplace.org features insights from NRDC, Dwell Magazine, Make Magazine, Sierra Club, your neighbors and more

Los Angeles, CA - (November 29, 2010) - Public radio's Marketplace is helping listeners improve their own environmental routines as the United Nations Climate Change Conference gathers in Cancun this week. The program's Sustainability Desk has created "The Green Tip & Trade" - a wealth of simple tips from national experts, radio listeners and you on how to reduce energy and water use and our overall personal environmental impacts on the world we live in.

The tips are focused on energy use in the home, in schools, in the workplace, in food production, and in recreational and travel activities. Users can search each category, add their own conservation tips, and participate in discussions on what measures are most effective and why.

"The Green Tip & Trade" has already garnered the participation of environmental leadership organizations and DIY publications. Tips include, "Don't pay to heat the outdoors. Seal and insulate your home to keep warm air inside," from the Natural Resource Defense Council. Dwell magazine says, "Build walls with dirt. The walls absorb heat slowly during the day, and release it incrementally in the evening which cuts down on energy consumption." The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency offers tips on growing green grass "the right way," and American Wasteland author Jonathan Bloom simply says, "Donít Stuff Your Fridge." To learn more about these tips, discover others, and contribute your own, visit www.marketplace.org.

In association with "The Green Tip & Trade", Marketplace will be airing periodic stories about solutions that small businesses and corporations are pursuing to lessen their environmental impacts. Individual submissions to "The Green Tip & Trade" may also be included in Marketplace radio broadcasts.

11/15/10 11/15/10

A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION BACK HOME IN ST. PAUL FOR FIVE WINTER SHOWS

Media Contact: David O'Neill
Prairie Home Productions
Phone: 651.999.1095
E-mail: davido@prairiehome.us

November 15, 2010

A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION BACK HOME IN ST. PAUL
FOR FIVE WINTER SHOWS

Tickets go on sale Tuesday November 16 for five fun-filled broadcasts from the Fitz!

(ST. PAUL, Minn.) There's no place like home base, and for A Prairie Home Companion, that's the historic Fitzgerald Theater in downtown St. Paul.

After taking the show on the road for a couple of months, Garrison Keillor and the cast and crew return home for five Saturday broadcasts from the Fitz: January 8, 15, 22, 29, and February 5, 2011. The shows begin at 4:45 p.m. CT.

Actress Sue Scott, Tim Russell (the man of many voices), and sound-effects wizard Tom Keith will be on hand, along with the Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, led by pianist Richard Dworsky. As always, there will be a variety of special guests from near and far; we'll hear from Guy Noir, Private Eye; the Cowboys, Dusty and Lefty; the folks from Rhubarb, Catchup and P.O.E.M (Professional Organization of English Majors); and everyone will catch up on all the latest news from Lake Wobegon during Keillor's signature monologue.

Tickets go on sale at noon on Tuesday, November 16, available through Ticketmaster or in person at the Fitzgerald Theater. Minnesota Public Radio members may also order tickets by phone at 651.290.1200.

A Prairie Home Companion is heard on close to 600 public radio stations across the U.S., with a weekly audience that tops 4 million listeners. The program can also be heard on the Armed Forces Network Europe, the Far East Network, and in dozens of European cities via the Astra satellite network.

WHAT: A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor
WHO: Garrison Keillor, with actors Tim Russell and Sue Scott, sound-effects ace Tom Keith, and the Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, led by Richard Dworsky. Plus a variety of special guests.
WHEN: Saturdays, January 8, 15, 22, 29, and February 5, 2011, 4:45 p.m. CT.
WHERE: The Fitzgerald Theater, 10 East Exchange St. (at Wabasha), downtown St. Paul
TICKETS: $32, $38, $48 (Minnesota Public Radio members receive a $2 discount). Order online through Ticketmaster.com, call 800.982.2787, or visit any Ticketmaster outlet. The general public may purchase tickets in person at the Fitzgerald box office. MPR members may also order tickets by phone at 651.290.1200. A limited number of rush tickets are sold at 4:15 p.m. on day of show ($15 each, limit of two, cash only).
TUNE IN: Tune in Saturdays to any of hundreds of public radio stations coast to coast (many rebroadcast the show on Sunday). Or listen to a live audio Web stream. Check local listings or go to www.prairiehome.org for specifics.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: go to www.prairiehome.org or contact David O'Neill at 651.999.1095 or davido@prairiehome.us

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11/3/10 11/3/10

WALTER MONDALE IN CONVERSATION WITH GARRISON KEILLOR AT THE FITZGERALD THEATER

Media Contact: David O'Neill
Prairie Home Productions
Phone: 651.999.1095
E-mail: davido@prairiehome.us

November 3, 2010

WALTER MONDALE IN CONVERSATION WITH GARRISON KEILLOR AT THE FITZGERALD THEATER

A new memoir from the former vice president chronicles
a life spent fighting “The Good Fight”

(ST. PAUL, MINN.) — On Monday, November 22, 2010, Garrison Keillor welcomes Walter F. Mondale, former vice president and Minnesota state senator, to the stage of the historic Fitzgerald Theater for an evening of conversation and in-depth discussion on the occasion of Mr. Mondale's new memoir, The Good Fight: A Life In Liberal Politics (written with David Hage). Tickets are on sale now.

In The Good Fight, Mondale traces his evolution from a young Minnesota attorney general, whose mentor was Senator Hubert H. Humphrey, into a U.S. senator himself. He was instrumental in pushing President Johnson's Great Society legislation through Congress and battled for housing equality, against poverty and discrimination, and for more oversight of the FBI and CIA. Mondale's years as a senator spanned the national turmoil of the Nixon administration; its ultimate self-destruction in the Watergate scandal would change the course of his own political fortunes.

Chosen as running mate for Jimmy Carter's successful 1976 campaign, Mondale served as vice president for four years. With an office in the White House, he invented the modern vice presidency; his inside look at the Carter administration will fascinate students of American history as he recalls how he and Carter confronted the energy crisis, the Iran hostage crisis, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, and other crucial events, many of which reverberate to the present day. His intriguing memoir ends with his frank assessment of the Bush-Cheney administration and the first two years of the presidency of Barack Obama.

Eloquent and engaging, The Good Fight illuminates Mondale's philosophies on opportunity, governmental accountability, decency in politics, and constitutional democracy, while chronicling the evolution of a man and the country in which he is lucky enough to live.

Garrison Keillor is the recipient of Grammy, ACE and George Foster Peabody awards, and he has been inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters. His books include Lake Wobegon Days, The Book of Guys, Lake Wobegon Summer 1956, 77 Love Sonnets, Pilgrims: A Wobegon Romance, and A Christmas Blizzard.

WHAT: Former Vice President Walter Mondale Walter Mondale in Conversation with Garrison Keillor
WHEN: Monday, November 22, at 8:00 p.m.
WHERE: The Fitzgerald Theater, 10 East Exchange Street, St. Paul, MN 55101
TICKETS: $20.00. Minnesota Public Radio members receive a $2 discount. With purchase of each $20 ticket, you will receive $10.00 off the price of a copy of The Good Fight: A Life In Liberal Politics from Common Good Books. Just bring your ticket stub to the gift shop counter at the Fitz on the night of the performance to receive your discount. For those not purchasing a book, there are $10 tickets available as well.

OUTLETS:
- Ticketmaster — Tickets are available for the general public through Ticketmaster. Order online through Ticketmaster.com, call (800) 982-2787, or visit any Ticketmaster outlet.
- Fitzgerald Theater — The general public can purchase tickets at the Fitzgerald Theater by phone at 651-290-1200 or in person. Box office hours: Tuesday–Friday, noon–5 p.m. http://fitzgeraldtheater.publicradio.org/
- Common Good Books — Tickets may also be purchased in person at the Common Good Books, 165 Western Ave. N., St. Paul. Phone: 651-225-8989. Store hours: Monday–Saturday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.info@commongoodbooks.com

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Go to:http://commongoodbooks.com/ or to:http://fitzgeraldtheater.publicradio.org/

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11/1/10 11/1/10

Thanksgiving Cooking Questions & Emergencies Answered LIVE on Turkey Confidential

Contact: Jacqueline Cartier
(651) 290-1113

Thanksgiving Cooking Questions & Emergencies Answered LIVE on Turkey Confidential

11AM - 1PM ET THANKSGIVING DAY - CALL 1.800.537.5252 OR GO TO SPLENDIDTABLE.ORG

St. Paul, Minn. -(November 1, 2010) - Unanimously anticipated, and unanimously feared, Thanksgiving Day is a time when cooks unite - and "Turkey Confidential" is here to help. Now in its sixth year, "Turkey Confidential", from American Public Media's The Splendid Table, offers cooks an open line to food expert and host Lynne Rossetto Kasper to answer their calls, questions and occasional cries for help. A tradition in kitchen's across the nation, Kasper plays "culinary turkey triage nurse" LIVE on Thanksgiving morning from 11am ET - 1pm ET.

Joining the program this year are international chef and food advocate Jamie Oliver, chef Jose Andres, wine entrepreneur Joshua Wesson, and regular Splendid Table sleeves-up eating guides Jane and Michael Stern. Don't miss Lynne answering listener calls that, if the past is any indication, will range from the hilarious (turkey locked in the oven on self-clean cycle) to the naively hopeful (turkey still frozen solid). With a little luck, and some good advice, Lynne and guests will strive to lead all to a delicious meal and a happy ending.

Listeners can call 1.800.537.5252 for intervention assistance with their impending disasters. Join the fun online at www.splendidtable.org for advice, success stories and menu recipes, and browse or show the nation your own Thanksgiving feats or faux pas photos with the Splendid Table's Flickr photo stream.

Produced and distributed by American Public Media in St. Paul, Minn., The Splendid Table is a culinary, culture and lifestyle program that celebrates the intersection of food and life. The Splendid Table's Lynne Rossetto Kasper takes public radio audiences on a journey of the senses and leads discussions with a variety of writers and personalities who share their passion for culinary delights.

For more information or to interview Lynne or the team, email Jackie Cartier at jcartier@americanpublicmedia.org or call 651.290.1113.

10/29/10 10/29/10

Top Investigative Newsrooms Join Public Insight Network to Strengthen Audience Engagement

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(651) 290-1113

Top Investigative Newsrooms Join Public Insight Network to Strengthen Audience Engagement

Platform Facilitates Watchdog Journalism

October 29, 2010 - (St. Paul, Minnesota) - American Public Media's (APM) Public Insight Network has expanded with the addition of three of the nation's premier investigative newsrooms; ProPublica, Center for Investigative Reporting and The Center for Public Integrity. The combination of the country's most powerful platform for journalistic audience engagement and the three partners will yield unprecedented efforts in watchdog reporting efforts.

ProPublica will launch Public Insight on Saturday, October 30, followed by the Center for Investigative Reporting and The Center for Public Integrity later this year. The partnerships, announced today at the 2010 Online News Association conference in Washington, D.C., mark a major milestone for the Public Insight Network initiative founded seven years ago by APM. "The addition of these top-tier news organizations will expand opportunities for citizen sources all over the country to participate in newsgathering, to strengthen their own capacity to hold individuals and institutions accountable, and to affect change in their communities," says Linda Fantin, APMís director of network journalism and innovation.

The Public Insight Network is funded in part by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, and provides individuals a direct channel for sharing their knowledge, experience and insights with reporters around the country. This collaborative model in turn helps newsrooms improve journalistic context, depth and quality while forging deeper connections with the communities they cover.

Bill Buzenberg, executive director of The Center for Public Integrity, helped conceive the Public Insight model while working at APM and says it will help inform the investigative process, pointing reporters in directions they may not have known to go. "As a founder of Public Insight at MPR, I'm thrilled that the Center can now be a part of this incredible resource and help grow the possibilities it holds on journalism's newest digital frontier."

Robert Rosenthal, executive director, Center for Investigative Reporting, adds,"We realize that newsrooms today must have a culture where innovation around technology is central and married to quality journalism. This network is another arrow in our quiver of information gathering and interactivity. The platform will enable us to expand our ability to collaborate, gather information and reach growing and diverse audiences with high quality, trusted information."

Amanda Michel, ProPublica's director of engagement, says that her organization is excited to join the Public Insight Network. "APM's integrated technology and experience will be an asset in our newsroom. But more importantly, joining opens up new opportunities for ProPublica to collaborate with newsrooms around the country and to further evolve our crowdsourcing methodologies."

The investigative news outlets join a growing number of leading news organizations building and engaging the Public Insight Network, from WNYC in New York and The Miami Herald, to Oregon Public Broadcasting and the St. Louis Beacon. Joaquin Alvarado, APM's vice president of digital innovation notes, "Collaboration is the driving force of the Public Insight Network. The addition of these new partners, each a major innovator in the field, will allow us to invest further in supporting investigative journalism in new and unprecedented ways."

The Public Insight Network was founded in 2003, and to date has over 95,000 sources from across the country. Source demographic information and insights are stored in a secure, searchable database where participating journalists can search for knowledgeable sources, test hunches, identify trends and support production of major projects. In the last year alone, Network sources informed or unearthed more than 700 stories for Minnesota Public Radio News and American Public Media shows like Marketplace, and powered watchdog projects like KPCC's coverage of a 2009 riot at California's Chino State Prison. The KPCC investigative series relied on knowledge from Network sources to expose substandard conditions at the prison and fuel a state investigation.

To learn more about American Public Media's Public Insight Network, visit PublicInsightNetwork.org.

10/29/10 10/29/10

Mike Reszler Promoted to Managing Director, Digital Strategies and Content

Contact: Jacqueline Cartier
(651) 290-1113

American Public Media Names Nancy Cassutt Managing Director, National Digital and Emerging Markets

Mike Reszler Promoted to Managing Director, Digital Strategies and Content

St. Paul, Minn. - (October 29, 2010) - American Public Media/Minnesota Public Radio (APM/MPR) announced today that Nancy Cassutt has been named Managing Director, National Digital and Emerging Markets, and that Mike Reszler, current director of digital media, has been promoted to managing director for digital strategy and content.

Cassutt will lead the APM digital team and report to Joaquin Alvarado, APM's SVP of digital innovation. Reszler, who has been with MPR since 2007, will continue to lead MPR's digital initiatives in his expanded role and assume broader responsibilities for developing and managing digital priorities.

"Nancy is the ideal fit to lead our digital team, with her instinct for the digital world that is changing daily," says Alvarado. "Her experience adds to our devoted efforts to be where our listeners are, and where they are going." Alvarado adds, "I've been impressed with Mike's digital deliverables in my time here at APM and I'm excited to get the opportunity to also add him to the national team."

Cassutt says "I am thrilled for the opportunity to join APM for many reasons but one key reason is because of the great content. APM has what so many companies want: excellent content. Excellence in content brings endless opportunities." Cassutt comes to APM as SVP of news and content solutions at Internet Broadcasting, a Twin Cities company that creates and manages web sites for local television stations across the country. She will start on November 15.

MPR/APM is the parent company of Minnesota Public Radio, a 40-station radio network serving virtually all of Minnesota and parts of surrounding states and home to the largest and most experienced radio newsroom in the Upper Midwest, and American Public Media, one of the largest producers of public radio programming in the world with a portfolio including A Prairie Home CompanionÆ, MarketplaceÆ, Performance TodayÆ, The Splendid TableÆ, Beingô, and American RadioWorksÆ. MPR/APM programming is listened to by 16 million people each week, including more than 900,000 in and around Minnesota, and is broadcast over 800 radio stations with a total weekly listening audience of 32 million. MPR/APM's nearly 100,000 member-strong Public Insight Network promotes deep connections between journalists across the country and the communities they serve. A complete list of stations, programs and additional services can be found at www.minnesotapublicradio.org and www.americanpublicmedia.org.

10/27/10 10/27/10

Give Future-Jobs-O-Matic! A Whirl to Discover Your Job Forecast

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Give Future-Jobs-O-Matic! A Whirl to Discover Your Job Forecast

Interactive Tool Crunches U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Data to Identify Prospects for Over 250 Careers

Visit www.marketplace.org to See How Your Current, and Dream, Career Stacks Up

October 27, 2010 - (Los Angeles, CA) - In an effort to understand, and translate, the ever changing economy, American Public Media's Marketplace dug into the numbers from the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics to create the interactive web tool Future-Jobs-O-Matic! Designed to identify which jobs are, and aren't, viable in the future, users are invited to choose their current or goal career path to see how they might do.

The Future-Jobs-O-Matic tackles in a fun way the biggest topic of the upcoming midterm elections; jobs, what jobs are in demand, and why. By clicking on each career, ranging from air-traffic controller to health educator to woodworker, users can identify exactly what the profession entails, the job outlook for the next decade, median income, an informative synopsis of future prospects, and a humorous and insightful "fortune".

The Future-Jobs-O-Matic! also runs down quick top ten lists to uncover the fastest growing, shrinking, highest and lowest paid jobs in the market. Hint: registered nurse and truck driver are featured in the same list. Some interesting facts: both home health aides and elevator repair professionals have great job prospects ahead; while jobs in data entry and printmaking are on the decline.

Along with the Future-Jobs-O-Matic!, Marketplace is running stories all this week about the sustainability of the US jobs market: how this recession is different than those of the past, what skills will be needed by tomorrow's workforce, and specific careers that are on the rise and fall ñ like fisherman and children's fitness instructors.

The Future-Jobs-O-Matic! is the key to your career of the future ñ try it out! Find the job you have ó or the job you want ó and the Future-Jobs-O-Matic! will give you the facts.

10/12/10 10/12/10

Society of Professional Journalists Recognizes Public Insight Network Source

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(651) 290-1113

Society of Professional Journalists Recognizes Public Insight Network Source

Sunshine Award Honors Important Contributions in Pursuit of Open Government

October 12, 2010 (St. Paul, Minnesota) - The Society of Professional Journalists has bestowed its coveted Sunshine Award on California resident Charlene Padilla for contributions to Southern California Public Radio KPCC's coverage of a 2009 riot at Chino State Prison. Padilla made her contributions to KPCC's coverage through American Public Media's Public Insight Network, a resource for journalists with more than 96,000 individual sources participating around the country.

The Public Insight Network, funded in part by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, is the industry leading platform for journalistic audience engagement, giving individuals a direct channel for sharing their knowledge, experience and insights with reporters around the country.

KPCC reporter Steven Cuevas says that Padilla is an example of the valuable information the Public Insight Network can bring to journalistic efforts to cover the news, calling her a "true citizen journalist." In announcing the award, the Society of Professional Journalists noted that, although not a trained journalist, "Padilla's qualities of true investigative journalism showed dogged determination, exhaustive documentation and research. As a mother and concerned Californian, she worked to expose and correct substandard conditions in a state prison."

Shortly after the riot, Padilla received a letter from her son, incarcerated at Chino, which described conditions that the media was not reporting on. After learning her son's story she began corresponding with inmates to understand more, and volunteered her information to KPCC reporter Cuevas and Sharon McNary, public insight analyst for KPCC. Padilla was a primary source in KPCC's resulting three-part series, providing dozens of hand-written letters from inmates describing substandard conditions that were posted on kpcc.org. McNary recalls Padilla's perseverance in finding witnesses to the Chino riot, saying, "She had already been writing to people inside the prison to get more details, and she began also sending our questions and asking correspondents if she could share their words with KPCC."

KPCC has been a Public Insight Network partner since mid-2009, using the tool to improve the depth and breadth of its news coverage. The Chino story is among dozens of stories aired by KPCC in the past year - including several award-winning reports - that have used the Public Insight Network.

Founded in 2003, American Public Media's Public Insight Network has more than 96,000 sources around the country who have signed up through websites, social networking, blogs, serious games, email surveys, virtual forums and face-to-face interactions. Demographic information and insights are stored in a secure, searchable database. Participating journalists search the database for knowledgeable sources, or use it to test hunches, identify trends and support production of major projects. In the last year alone, Public Insight Network sources informed or unearthed more than 700 stories for Minnesota Public Radio News and American Public Media programs such as Marketplace.

To learn more about the Public Insight Network, visit PublicInsightNetwork.org.

9/15/10 9/15/10

A Prairie Home Companion Is Cooking Up Plenty Of Excitement As It Kicks Off It's 37th Season

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(651) 999-1095

A Prairie Home Companion Is Cooking Up Plenty Of Excitement As It Kicks Off It's 37th Season

Season-opening show is Saturday, September 25, at the Fitzgerald Theater,followed by the annual street dance and meatloaf supper

Saint Paul, MN (September 15, 2010) There's a whirlwind of activity in the Prairie Home Companion camp these days. Garrison Keillor is set to kick off the program's 37th season: The opening show and street dance will be held on Saturday, September 25 the live broadcast from the Fitzgerald Theater in downtown St. Paul, followed by the annual street dance and meatloaf supper on Exchange Street, right in front of the Fitz.

Actress Sue Scott, Tim Russell (the man of many voices), and sound-effects wizard Tom Keith will be on hand, along with the Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, led by pianist Richard Dworsky. Special guests include The Derailers, a hard-driving, roots-country band from Austin, Texas, and Rob Fisher leading the White Bear Yacht Club Orchestra, featuring vocalist Christine DiGiallonardo. And of course, everyone can catch up on the news from Lake Wobegon during Keillor's signature monologue.

Following the broadcast, head outside for the Prairie Home Street Dance. Enjoy the music, food (the famous $5 meatloaf dinner!), and fun (contests, prizes, and more), with Garrison leading the festivities. This event is open to the public and free ó save a small charge for refreshments.

And with September 24th marking the 114th anniversary of the birth of F. Scott Fitzgerald, and this year marking the 100th anniversary of the Fitzgerald Theater, APHC is giving a special nod to St. Paul's own. A special F. Scott Fitzgerald Birthday Bash Weekend will draw 250 fans from across the country, many who have never before visited the Twin Cities, to enjoy tours and other Fitzgerald-related events, in addition to the APHC season opener and street dance.

A Prairie Home Companion buffs, nearby and nationwide, will want to tune in (or attend in person) this fall. In the coming weeks, there will be four more live APHC broadcasts at the Fitzgerald Theater: October 2, 9, 16 and 30. And on Thursday, October 21, there is a special Cinecast performance of A Prairie Home Companion ó live on stage at the Fitzgerald Theater and simultaneously broadcast in high definition to movie theaters across the U.S. and Canada. (Details at www.prairiehome.org.) A limited number of tickets to all shows are still available.

A Prairie Home Companion is heard on close to 600 public radio stations across the U.S., with a weekly audience that tops 4.3 million listeners. The program can also be heard on the Armed Forces Network Europe, the Far East Network, and in dozens of European cities via the Astra satellite network.

A Prairie Home Companion is produced by Prairie Home Productions and presented by American Public Media. The show is sponsored nationally by General Mills, Inc. and by Ford. Audio clips, scripts and more information on A Prairie Home Companion can be found online at www.prairiehome.org.